Verse
E
I fell for the inventor's daughter
A
When I chased my silver dollar
B A
Down the hill and onto her father's basement porch
C#m
I fell for her blurry eyes
A
When my tongue was numb and my shoes untied
B
With her hand held closed in the yellow light
A
On her father's basement porch
[Chorus 1]
B
Down came her brother full of angry words
A E
And a fistful of problems yet to be heard
A E
As he delivered to me all that he had learned
B
About defending when you're scared
[Verse 2]
E
Away she went tucked into his coat
A
With her head turned back and her cheeks made rose
B
As I lay there with my eyes half-closed
A
On her father's basement porch
[Verse 3]
E
I fell for the inventor's daughter
A
With a cold washrag and a bloody collar
B
And a puffy smile and a head raised taller
A
Than before I took his swing
C#m
I fell for her curious eyes
A
And her friendly hands left open wide
B
For me to see what's been inside
A
Since my coin first ran away
[Chorus 2]
B
And she is like a stick laid down
A E
And a white flag torn from a wedding gown
A E B
In a dress-up box from a childhood town in her father's memory
B
And he is like a bulb made bright
A E
That flickers when you just want it to stay light
A E B
And every time that he thinks the night is looking his way
[Verse 4]
E
I fell for the beggar's son
A
In the puddled porch with his shoes undone
B
And the silver coin that had made him come
A
Into the yellow light
[Bridge]
E A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
[Interlude]
[Bridge]
E A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light
E A
So come on, come on, come on into the yellow light